Exploring Abdominal Symptoms

Question 1

Diarrhoea/Constipation/vomiting

Answer 1

How much, how often, at night?
Colour, consistency, content - mucus, blood, bile.
Weight loss, appetite.
Associated GI symptoms

Question 2

Dysphagia

Answer 2

DOPT
Solid/liquids/both - which came first
Odynophagia
Weight loss, Food intake 
Associated GI sx

Question 3

Dyspepsia/reflux

Red Flags

Answer 3

Explore as pain
Associated GI symptoms

ALARMS - Anaemia, Loss of weight, Anorexia, Recent onset prog sx, Melana/haematomesis, Swallowing difficulty. 
Also,
>55 
> 4 weeks/relapsing symptoms 
persistent vomiting.